Proteomic Profiling of Saliva and Tears in Radiated Head and Neck Cancer Patients as Compared to Primary Sjögren's Syndrome Patients

Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) may exhibit similar symptoms of dry mouth and dry eyes, as a result of radiotherapy (RT) or a consequence of disease progression. To identify the proteins that may serve as promising disease biomarkers, we analysed saliva and tears from 29 radiated HNC patients and 21 healthy controls, and saliva from 14 pSS patients by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. The study revealed several upregulated, and in some instances overlapping, proteins in the two patient groups. Histone H1.4 and neutrophil collagenase were upregulated in whole saliva of both patient groups, while caspase-14, histone H4, and protein S100-A9 were upregulated in HNC saliva only. In HCN tear fluid, the most highly upregulated protein was mucin-like protein 1. These overexpressed proteins in saliva and tears play central roles in inflammation, host cell injury, activation of reactive oxygen species, and tissue repair. In conclusion, the similarities and differences in overexpressed proteins detected in saliva from HNC and pSS patients may contribute to the overall understanding of the different pathophysiological mechanisms inducing dry mouth. Thus, the recurring proteins identified could possibly serve as future promising biomarkers.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 23(2022), 7 vom: 28. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hynne, Håvard [VerfasserIn]
Aqrawi, Lara A [VerfasserIn]
Jensen, Janicke Liaaen [VerfasserIn]
Thiede, Bernd [VerfasserIn]
Palm, Øyvind [VerfasserIn]
Amdal, Cecilie Delphin [VerfasserIn]
Westgaard, Kristine Løken [VerfasserIn]
Herlofson, Bente Brokstad [VerfasserIn]
Utheim, Tor P [VerfasserIn]
Galtung, Hilde Kanli [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biomarkers
Head-and-neck cancer
Histones
Immune response
Inflammation
Journal Article
Lacrimal glands
Meibomian glands
Proteomics
Radiotherapy
Saliva
Salivary glands
Sjögren’s syndrome
Tear fluid
Tissue healing

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.04.2022

Date Revised 16.04.2022

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms23073714

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM339386800